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Wairoa hall shifts from hosting Matariki celebration to flood shelter
About 100 homes were flooded and 400 properties and homes were impacted.
About 100 homes were flooded and 400 properties and homes were impacted.
HBRC staff say river mouth opening would not have stayed in place if it was done earlier
'It was bad. I have lived here my whole life and never seen it like this.'
'I drove past and looked at them and thought ‘crap they are going to have to move’.'
Haumoana and Cape Coast residents settle in at home after two evacuations.
Floodwaters have gone inside properties, flooding carpets and walls.
OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.
Thousands were left powerless, homes were inundated and rocks pummelled roofs.
Wairoa contracting team lost three parked digger during a mission to open the bar.
A State of Emergency has been declared in some areas.
The system is similar to what Cyclone Gabrielle reviews say the country urgently needs.
Floodwaters went through the Te Araroa camp yesterday morning and evacuations came close
The Mercury Bay Boating Club is still awaiting a decision on its new location.
A fallen 20-tonne tree is behind ongoing hold ups on SH25 in the Coromandel.
Storm grounds all flights out of Palma as planes heading to the island are rerouted.
One lane of SH25 north of Thames has reopened.
Streamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.
The road is closed on the western side of the Coromandel Pemninsula.
Work on design concepts for the protection of Thames is under way.
A mother has lashed out at the lack of action that caused the death of her daughter.
Scientists using satellites to probe landslide risk in spots hit hardest by 2023's storms.
300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change.
'Government appears to have recognised the deficit with roading and rail maintenance.'
'We are protecting the house, not the people' - GDC recovery programme manager.
Samnic Forest Management, Forest Management Solutions 'highly culpable'.
Bridge-less Tairāwhiti residents grapple with isolation amid heavy rains.
Kiwis rescued from New Caledonia touch down, terrifying turbulence leaves one dead and more severe weather on the way in the latest NZ Herald headlines.
The eastern North Island is in the firing line on Tuesday.
Precautionary evacuations are under way in Ngongotahā due to fears of rising stream levels. Video / Aleyna Martinez, Olivia Sanson, Supplied
Ngāti Kuri is mulling over alternatives to the extensively damaged waterfront walkways.